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Yehuda Amichai
And Here You Are Leah
Poems
It is morning now and here you are Leah; last night you were Rachel.
It was not Laban who deceived me in the thick of night.
It has always been that way.
This is the way of the world: Now you are Leah; last night you were Rachel.
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